This document discusses various sorting algorithms including merge sort. It begins with an introduction to sorting and searching. It then provides pseudocode for the merge sort algorithm which works by dividing the array into halves, recursively sorting the halves, and then merging the sorted halves back together. An example is provided to illustrate the merge sort process. Key steps include dividing, conquering by recursively sorting subarrays, and combining through merging. The overall time complexity of merge sort is O(n log n).